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2025 MLB Mock Draft 2.0
Irish, Houston, Hernandez, and LaViolette Highlight Risers and Fallers
The MLB Draft is one month out, and I’ve got a new mock draft today with some notable risers and fallers, including Ike Irish, Marek Houston, and Jace LaViolette, despite not much movement inside the top selections.
2025 MLB Mock Draft — Round 1
1. Washington Nationals: Ethan Holliday, SS/3B — Stillwater (OK)
The Athletic’s Keith Law recently wrote that the Nationals are considering “at least six players” they could select with the top pick in the 2025 MLB Draft. Among those in consideration are Holliday, the big three college lefties (Liam Doyle, Kade Anderson, and Jamie Arnold), and Oregon State shortstop Aiva Arquette. Still, I’m sticking with Holliday here until something more concrete comes about, if it does at all.
Ethan has a legitimate chance to be the best Holliday of the bunch, making him the clear-cut top prospect in the 2025 class, even if the Nationals go in a different direction here. Holliday generates power from the left side with ease, making him a 30-35 home run threat at the major league level when he arrives. Despite good movement for his size at shortstop, he likely moves to third base at some point before he reaches the majors. Holliday profiles as a power threat with an above-average glove and arm at third base when all is said and done.
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